While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf holds important lessons for a hypothetical China-U.S. naval clash – and Chinese strategists know it. An explosion on the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) after she was hit by a kamikaze ...

USS President Jackson under attack during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. In the center background, smoke rises after an Japanese plane crashed into the superstructure of USS San Francisco. (U.S.

Naval battles in the Age of Sail were not decided by luck. They were won through gunnery discipline, crew coordination, and relentless training. Ships that fired faster and more accurately dominated ...

Lots of moments from “Gladiator II” are fiction. But some scientists think mock naval battles in the Colosseum totally happened. This is an article from our newsletter “Science Goes To The Movies.” To ...

Hello, and welcome back to This Week in History, a column where I go over the history that stands out from the textbook every week. This week, Feb. 9 to Feb. 15, is chock full of wars and tragedies as ...

It’s one of the most thrilling sequences in Ridley Scott’s new film Gladiator II, the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 Oscar-winning blockbuster. Water gushes from the Colosseum’s fountains and floods ...